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Among those chosen are a union plumber; a woman who cares for her elderly parents; a woman who once worked at a detox center; and a woman with depression. Also on the jury are a Denver Public Schools employee, a teacher and a man who was a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings who said he could be fair despite having been childhood friends with the shooters and the prom date of a victim.

What have pre-trial proceedings revealed about James Holmes.......

April 21, 2915
AURORA, Colo. - Based on past hearings and court documents we know a great deal about the evidence that will be presented during the Aurora movie theater shooting trial, but one piece of evidence has remained almost completely concealed: the defendant's notebook.

We know that James Holmes mailed a package to his University of Colorado psychiatrist, but it has never been discussed in detail in court or the publicly-available case library. Once, during a hearing, testimony confirmed how the package was found and opened, but the contents of the notebook was never detailed.
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It seems like such a huge waste of resource to have a trial. Millions and millions of dollars and angst for the survivors and their loved ones to crawl through the mind of this freak who, no question about it, did it. And if he gets the death penalty, then decades of more $$ and angst going through appeals.

I just think he should be put in a dark cell and left forever. The death penalty is too archaic and rarely even carried out. I just never want to see his face in the media again. He doesn't deserve any attention.

James Holmes Shooting Trial Starts April 27 and Dark Questions Remain

April 22, 2015

Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. His defense attorneys have said that the 27-year-old former neuroscience student at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is mentally ill and was “in the throes of a psychotic episode” at the time of the shooting. But state prosecutors, led by District Attorney George Brauchler, have argued that Holmes was sane when he committed the crimes. They are seeking the death penalty.

The trial is likely to stretch on for months due to the high number of witnesses who are expected to testify. It will also reveal new information about Holmes and the crime. In advance of the proceedings, here’s a primer on what we know, what we don’t know, and why it matters.

What We Know
Holmes grew up in California and enrolled at the University of Colorado as a neuroscience graduate student in 2011. In June 2012, prosecutors say, he failed key oral exams, and his professors suggested he find a different path. He began the process of withdrawing from CU. That same month, a school psychiatrist who had treated Holmes told a CU police officer that Holmes was a danger to the public. According to a search warrant in the case, Dr. Lynne Fenton told the officer that Holmes had threatened her and made “homicidal statements.”
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